It would have made more sense come Ep IV for the Larses and Ben to be in hiding on a backwater world that Anakin had never been to. I mean, the fact that Ben brings Luke back to Anakin's family on his homeworld, when he is supposed to be in hiding, is a little moronic.

Ben didn't know Anakin had been rescued at the time. When he found out- he wanted to take Luke away immediately- but Qui-Gon's ghost told him that wasn't necessary.

Obi-Wan: "The Emperor knew, as I did, that if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him."

The Emperor was also a threat. If he found out about Anakin's offspring, wouldn't Tatooine be the first place he would look?

How would Anakin's offspring be a threat to the Emperor/Darth Vader?

Who is "him"? Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker or the Emperor?

How was the Emperor a threat to Luke and Leia? Did he want to make them Sith lords and tyrants and dictators, kill them, torture them, what??? Paranoid about them??

Why did Obi wan Kenobi give the Skywalker twins to adoptive parents? Why not their real parents? Padme died, but their biological real father was still alive, as Darth Vader...

And, for whatever reason the Skywalker twins needed to be kept hidden from their real father Darth Vader, why not keep them together? With the same adopted parents? Why seperate them? Give the twins to Owen and Beru Lars, or give them to the Organa family... But keep them together, why not???

Obi-Wan: "The Emperor knew, as I did, that if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him."

The Emperor was also a threat to the Skywalker twins. If he found out about Anakin's offspring, wouldn't Tatooine be the first place he would look?

How would Anakin's offspring be a threat to the Emperor/Darth Vader?

Who is "him"? Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker or the Emperor?

Because the Force runs strong in Luke's family. Offspring of Anakin could be trained to be Jedi, and thus would be a threat. And yes, the "him" is the Emperor, who fears losing his power, and by extension, those who threaten his power.

Why did Obi wan Kenobi give the Skywalker twins to adoptive parents? Why not their real parents? Padme died, but their biological real father was still alive, as Darth Vader...

And, for whatever reason the Skywalker twins needed to be kept hidden from their real father Darth Vader, why not keep them together? With the same adopted parents? Why seperate them? Give the twins to Owen and Beru Lars, or give them to the Organa family... But keep them together, why not???

Why the flip would Obi-Wan hand over the Skywalker twins to Darh Freakin' Vader?! "Oh, just look at these innocent babies. They belong with their Daddy. Who cares if they will become slaves to the Emperor and wreck havoc in the galaxy. It's the right thing to do." Nope. Come on. Are you serious?

And keeping them separated was a smart move. It was to minimize the likelihood that both children would be located.

I'm going to play devil's advocate on this, even though I see the logical reasoning why 3PO could have come from another source and why there should have been a different planet Luke and Ben resided.

On the 3PO issue, C3PO and R2D2 were followed too closely in the OT to make them random beings in the PT. Now to me, if any characters were shoehorned in the PT, it was Chewbacca and arguably Boba Fett. They really had no reason to be there. Boba's storyline could have been worked in with a random character and Chewbacca's served no purpose plotwise, logistically, or in character development.

On the planet, Vader didn't know the child was alive, nor did they know Obi Wan was alive. That's why Luke could go to Tatooine instead of to a stranger family. As far as Vader and practically everyone else knew, Padme died before she had the child. But no, they weren't going to give Vader's children to him, for obvious reasons that don't need to be addressed.

Obi-Wan: "The Emperor knew, as I did, that if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him."

The Emperor was also a threat to the Skywalker twins. If he found out about Anakin's offspring, wouldn't Tatooine be the first place he would look?

How would Anakin's offspring be a threat to the Emperor/Darth Vader?

Who is "him"? Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker or the Emperor?

Because the Force runs strong in Luke's family. Offspring of Anakin could be trained to be Jedi, and thus would be a threat. And yes, the "him" is the Emperor, who fears losing his power, and by extension, those who threaten his power.

Why did Obi wan Kenobi give the Skywalker twins to adoptive parents? Why not their real parents? Padme died, but their biological real father was still alive, as Darth Vader...

And, for whatever reason the Skywalker twins needed to be kept hidden from their real father Darth Vader, why not keep them together? With the same adopted parents? Why seperate them? Give the twins to Owen and Beru Lars, or give them to the Organa family... But keep them together, why not???

Why the flip would Obi-Wan hand over the Skywalker twins to Darh Freakin' Vader?! "Oh, just look at these innocent babies. They belong with their Daddy. Who cares if they will become slaves to the Emperor and wreck havoc in the galaxy. It's the right thing to do." Nope. Come on. Are you serious?

And keeping them separated was a smart move. It was to minimize the likelihood that both children would be located.

Would the twins have been killed or turned over to the Darkside of the Force and become Sith Lords/Sith Ladies? Which one?

I had an idea/theory. If Obi wan kenobi never cut off Anakin Skywalker's arms and legs, Anakin would've killed the Emperor and saved the galaxy. It was Obi wan kenobi's fault that the galactic empire existed!!!

is there an exact quote in which Anakin says "I didn't build from scratch"?

I'm not doubting you or calling you a liar, I just can't remember.

A nine year old boy didn't build his droid brain, program him and install six million languages into him. He just found the parts and rebuilt him. Go to wookieepedia and look it up.

Yeah, that would be almost as silly as a nine year old boy taking down the flagship of a droid space fleet just by accident....oh wait. Nevermind....

Not accident, the Force. "Nothing happens by accident" - Qui-Gon, same film

"The Force" here in this instance = "Get-Plot-Out-of-Jail-Free-Card".

Now, compare and contrast TPM's Anakin "The Force Made Me Do It!!!" Skywalker, with SW/ANH's Luke Skywalker vis-a-vis the Death Star.
Luke made a decision to use the Force. Anakin in TPM, by contrast, says "whoops!!!".

Anakin could have killed the emperor once he got strong enough and learned enough from Palps.

Would love to see DarkHorse bust out with THAT Infinities story before Disney shuts em down.

Kindof surprising they haven't already tried that, hell, even with the ROTS game where the alternate ending have Vader kill Obi-wan and the Emperor and take over would make for an interesting infinity comic..

Anakin could have killed the emperor once he got strong enough and learned enough from Palps.

Would love to see DarkHorse bust out with THAT Infinities story before Disney shuts em down.

Kindof surprising they haven't already tried that, hell, even with the ROTS game where the alternate ending have Vader kill Obi-wan and the Emperor and take over would make for an interesting infinity comic..

As long as its a little while after Mustafar, yes... and no suit while we're at it.

I see what you're saying, but I believe that this feeling that the galaxy seems smaller has more to do with the fact that the PT spends a lot of time in the civilized parts of the galaxy - places that were hinted at but never shown in the OT. It also shows us events that we used to fantasize about, like humongous battles and epic duels the likes of which just couldn't have been achieved back in the day. After having seen the PT, I feel like I've seen it all. The sense of mystery that the OT used to create by only giving us a glimpse of the GFFA is now long gone. I do miss that at times, but I'm more than happy with what I got out of the PT.

Fortunately, the PT doesn't explain every little detail and introduces quite a few puzzles of its own:

- The feel of the ancient history behind the Republic, Jedi Order and the Sith. The Sith want their revenge, the Jedi claim the Sith were the oppressors...
- The prophecy - was it misread or not?
- Darth Plageuis - did he really achieve immortality? Could he have created Anakin by manipulating the infamous midichlorians?
- Why was Qui-Gon at odds with the Council? Was he the only adherent of the "Living force" doctrine?
- What's involved in the Jedi Trial? (they're mentioned, but never shown).